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27 the bark; | and when it is all off, he sharpens the thick end. | He 
measures four finger-widths from the | thick end and cuts in 
30 a notch in this manner: ———[— Then he || cuts a piece 
of hemlock-wood four fingers long, | in _ this 
shape: _——_~ After. 7 this is done, | he takes 
spruce- root and splits it, and he takes|the hook of the 
devil-fish spear and fits into the notch of the devil-fish spear, | and 
he ties S it on with the split root. 
When he has finished, || it is like 
35 this: ~~" Then he sharpens the thin 
end to | feel for the devil-fish. | 
1 Hook for Devil-Fish (2).—Now I have finished talking about him | who 
makes the kelp fishing-line. Now I shall talk about him who goes 
to get | devil-fish to put on his line. First he has to take his | 
straight-edged knife, which he takes when he goes into the woods to 
5 look for a slim hemlock-tree. || As soon as he has found one, he cuts 
it down, so that it falls | on the ground. He cuts off the branches. 
After he has cut off the| branches, he cuts the top off. Sometimes | it is 
two fathoms, sometimes three fathoms long. Finally he cuts off the | 
10 bark, until it is white, and he cuts off || the top until it is sharp. 
He does not sharpen the butt-end of the | pole for fishing devil-fish. 
As soon as he has finished the long pole for fishing devil-fish, | he looks 
97 gilfmésé ‘witlixs laé k-!ax‘widex LE*x"ba‘yas qa éx'bées. Wai, la 
meEns‘idxa moddEné laxens q!waq!wax'ts!anafyéx giigivela laxa 
dbafyasa LE*x"batyaséxs laé qemt!édEq g'a gwiilég'a (fig.). Wai, 
30 la modenas ‘wasgemasé laxens q!waq!wax'ts!ana‘yéx g'aydl lixa 
q!waxasée. Wii, li gra gwilég'a (fig.). Wa, gil'mésé gwatexs laé 
ixfédxa L!op!ekasa Sléwase qa‘s dzEexsEndéq. Wi, la 4x‘édex 
galbeLasa nédzayoweé qa‘s kit!armlodés lixa qemtba‘yasa nédza- 
yowe. Wa, la yilfarzlotsa dzexekweé L!op!nk: laq.. Wii, gil‘mésé 
35 gwalexs laé ga gwilég'a (fig.). Wi, li Kk !ax*widxa wilaaeye qa 
éxbesa p!éwayoba‘yaxa tEq!wa. 
Hook for Devil-Fish (2).—W 4, la‘mrn gwal g gwagwex: sala lixa pEna- 
yogwéelixa pEnayowé. Wa, la‘mésEen gwigwex’s ‘alat laxa tatélixa 
teq!wa qa télplaséxés penayowe. Wa, héem gil Ax‘étsdsés nex- 
x‘iila k-!awaya qa‘s daakiixs laé aLé‘sta alix gilt!i wil q!waxasa 
5 laxa avlé. W4A, gil'mésé q!aqéxs laé k'!imt!extendEq qa t!ag‘a- 
Else. Wi, li k'!imtélax L!enak-as. Wii, gil'mésé ‘witlawéda 
Ligsnak‘axs laé k'!imtodpx wilmtatya. Wa, la ‘nal*nemp!Ena 
malp!mnk- laxens barax Loxs yidux"p!enkaé. Wi, lawisia 
k laxwalax xEx‘tinayas qa ‘merlk'!enés. Wai, laxaa k:!ax*wédEx 
10 wilrtayas ga 6x‘bés. Wa, lana k'!és éx'béda Lex"ba‘yasa nédza- 
yotaxa teq!wa. Wa, gil'mésé gwala gvilt!a nédzayaxa tmq!wixs 
laé ét!éd aléx-‘idex wilagawatyasa gilxdé 4xanems yixs hélts!e- 
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